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Choose Me

by Dateline

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Choose Me tells a story of desperation over distorted guitars, driving rhythms, and lush four part vocal harmonies. The track was born out of a 2022 demo session with The Beth’s Liz Stokes & Jonathan Pearce, along with Phoebe Rings' bassist Ben Locke and multi instrumentalist Sean Martin-Buss.

“I had been sending Jonathan some offensively lo-fi acoustic demos from Hastings,”  says Everingham. “Jonathan put together a kind of last minute band to play the songs for us to record. If I remember correctly, I played drums, Jon was on rhythm guitar, Liz added percussion, Ben Locke played the bass and Sean Martin-Buss played lead guitar. Sean had barely heard the songs but just turned up and started playing along and noodling and we happened to record the solo that you hear after the first chorus. I really really loved it so when I put the new band together I really wanted to keep it as close to Seans version as possible.”

Pearce remained integral to the song's creation, traveling to Te Whanganui-a-Tara (Wellington) and recording the track live at Vogelmorn Hall with Everingham’s new band. The entire process was documented on film by Cameron Cook and is showcased in the music video for Choose Me.

When asked about the lyrical themes Everingham remarks “Choose Me was written from the perspective of a younger Katie! It’s just a bit of a reflection of an experience I was having when I was in my mid 20s. I now look at the track as a kind of capsule of my younger self.”

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released February 13, 2024

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Dateline Auckland, New Zealand

Dateline's music oozes emotion by blending earnest harmonies that hark back to early 00's indie pop, with the cool burn of UK guitar groups from the 90s. Dateline's band has had a revolving roster of friends, including musicians from bands like The Beths, Hans Pucket, LIPS, Bub and more recently Revulva & French For Rabbits. ... more

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